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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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